Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial will show you how to turn fullscreen optimizations on or off for games and apps in Windows 11. You can change this setting for just your account or for all users on your computer. Why Fullscreen Optimizations Matter Microsoft created fullscreen optimizations to give gamers the best of both…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard Why would you want to change Copilot’s voice language? Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant that helps you with tasks and answers questions. It can talk to you using voice. By default, it tries to figure out what language you speak. But you can pick a specific language if you want.…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a phone number so you can text tasks to Copilot using SMS. What Are Copilot Tasks? Copilot Tasks let you ask Copilot to do work for you using simple language. Instead of following steps one by one in a chat, you…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to reset the screenshot counter back to 1 in and Windows 11. Why Reset Your Screenshot Counter? When you take a screenshot using the Windows + Print Screen keyboard shortcut, it saves to your C:\Users\(user-name)\Pictures\Screenshots folder. Each file is named Screenshot (#).png. The # number increases…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to turn text and image generation on or off for apps in Windows 11. This feature uses artificial intelligence built into your computer to help apps work faster. Why does this matter? Text and image generation lets apps use AI technology that’s already on your device.…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to change the display language for Copilot on the web and the Copilot app in Windows 11. What Is Microsoft Copilot? Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered digital assistant. It helps you with many different tasks and activities. When you sign in to Copilot with your Microsoft…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial will show you how to change the name of a local account or Microsoft account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Why Change Your Account Name? Having different accounts on a shared PC lets multiple people use the same device. Each person gets their own sign-in info, files, browser…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This guide shows you how to turn on or turn off the blocking of files you download from the Internet. You can do this for all users or just specific users in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Why Does This Matter? Windows includes a safety feature called the Attachment Manager to…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial shows you how to turn passwordless sign-in on or off for Microsoft accounts in Windows 11. Why Do This? Passwordless sign-in makes your device more secure. Instead of using passwords, you sign in with Windows Hello. Windows Hello uses your face, fingerprint, or PIN. This modern security method is…

Geek Rewind› Authors› Richard This tutorial will show you how to add apps to run automatically when you start Windows 11. You can set this up for your account, specific users, or everyone on the computer. Why Add Startup Apps? Startup apps are programs that open by themselves when you log in to Windows 11.…